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Opting out of the payer hamster wheel can provide greater independence but requires careful planning

Change is usually good, and change can save a medical institution, no matter how big or small.

From the value of hospital 30-day readmissions to the best provider for heart-failure patients, physicians are passionate about several care-based arguments.

Doctors need to identify and address barriers to care, be given necessary resources then be held accountable for delivering high quality care.

Cath lab operators feel like someone is always looking over their shoulder, but leaders offer reasons for optimism.

Theory says monitoring patient weight or heart congestion should help prevent future problems, but evidence is mixed.

it has been announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be adding 1,900 additional diagnostic codes and 3,651 hospital inpatient procedure codes to ICD-10 for fiscal year 2017.

New study findings hammer home ACC speakers’ message about the importance of prevention.

Inequality exists between male and female cardiologist compensation, but strategies exist to narrow the difference.

The protease and polymerase inhibitor proved effective and well tolerated in patients with hepatitis C virus and cirrhosis, according to a new study.

Millennials will continue to impact the operation of physician practices as they age with different expectations than the baby boomer group. The survival of your practice is predicated on whether you can adapt to this new patient group with new expectations derived from the digital age we are experiencing.

Community-based program helped beneficiaries lose weight and learn healthy diet and physical activity habits, according to federal agency.

Lifestyle counseling program would be first to be eligible for expansion to all Medicare beneficiaries under the Affordable Care Act.

For the last several years, everyone who works in health care has been hearing about privacy, security, breach notification rules and the possibility of additional audits.

Beginning next year, HHS will commence conducting onsite audits, visiting practices to review compliance.

Healthcare organizations need to focus on improving efficiency while still remaining supportive to physicians, selecting and developing leaders with the skills to foster physician engagement, helping physicians optimize work-life balance, and creating an environment that nurtures flexibility and other qualities that help cultivate physician wellness.

What is our social responsibility to fix this mess called healthcare, get patients what they need and not break the bank in so doing?

This is a mildly edited version of an email I sent a few months ago to my only child, a partner in our practice of primary care internal medicine.

Readers sound off on MOC and primary care delivery in our latest Your Voice.

As payment models evolve, physicians may have to limit the care they provide or expose themselves to increased legal risk

Tips for shielding yourself from defensive medicine.

Leaders of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its member boards say they’ve been searching for the right path since deciding to take the MOC process beyond the once-per-decade requirement and add elements like subspecialty tests and patient ratings to the process.

The difference between over-coding and under-coding is the hot topic of the latest Coding Insights Q&A with Bill Dacey.

Some physicians are fed up with MOC and ready to flee, but repercussions remain uncertain.

With ICD-10 now a reality, overcoding can result in penalties, while undercoding can mean lost revenue. Here’s how to develop a comprehensive compliance strategy.

Leaving it all to charity.

Internists and other primary care physicians can have a significant impact on reducing the risk of hospital readmissions, according to David C. Judge, MD, an internist and chief medical officer at Boston, Massachusetts-based Iora Health and a member of the Medical Economics editorial advisory board.

If you don’t hire and retain service-oriented staff members who can help you deliver value-based care, be prepared to take a hit to your practice’s bottom line.